I copied this pension and thought I would do a summary to see if anyone recognizes this man. Henry County, Georgia: In December 1832 Thomas Beaty filed claim for a Pension based on Rev War Service. There is a detailed description of his service which I shall leave for others to transcribe. Thomas Beaty resides in the 6th District of Henry County and is 69 years old. He was born May 8, 1762 in Chester County, PA--"Has a record of his age in his Bible (left at home because of rain) which is his fathers Family Bible contains the age of all his family -- he was moved (as he has been informed and believes because he has no recollection of the fact himself), at the age of two years to Roan County N. Carolina. Lived there until he was thirty years of age then moved to Greene County Georgia in the neighborhood of Greensboro....Lived there seven years -- moved to near Verennes -- Pendleton district SC...lived there about Twenty four years -- moved to Gwinnet Georgia lived there about five years...then moved to Henry and now lives as before stated." He lists a brother William Beaty as being in service with him. He also lists a John Beaty whose relationship is not specified. His signature is contained in the file. A letter dated May 25, 1886 is in the file: >From Department of the Interior, Pension Office To: Mr. W. M. Beatty At office of C. C. Beatty Odenheim P. O. (Fleming) Ala. Sir, Your communication of the 9th inst., addressed to this office and forwarded by the Hon. J. M. Martin, contains the necessary data by which to properly identify a Thomas Beatty who resided during the war of the Revolution in North Carolina, and subsequently removed to South Carolina and Georgia, as your father, and who made an application in 1832 for a pension from Henry County, Georgia, which was rejected. The act of June 7, 1832, the only law under which he would have been entitled, required the soldier should prove by competent testimony that he served six months in the Rev. War in order to obtain even the minimum pension of twenty dollars per annum provided by that law, which he was unable or neglected to establish. Your attention is invited to the fifth paragraph of the enclosed printed circular which refers to the law that will prevent the favorable consideration of a claim to a pension when it is presented after the decease of a Revolutionary Soldier and his widow. Very Respectfully Commissioner Laurel Baty, L252

Laurel, Way to Go! I believe this Thomas is part of the L226/L62/L431/L436 conglomerate that we are trying to unscramble. You found what appears to be a very important record which should shed some light on other information I have. If you will be kind enough to mail me a copy of the pension file, I will happily transcribe it and email you a copy, if you like. It is possible that this Thomas is related to our Francis, the Surveyor, of NC. What is curious about your post is the 1886 letter to W.M. Beatty which refers to "his father, Thomas Beatty." Thomas died in 1837. Thomas had a son, William Thomas (called Thomas, or Tom) who was born in 1802 and died in 1867. He had a son named William Montgomery (W.M.?) born 1829 died 1910. If the letter was written to William Montgomery, his father (Thomas) wasn't born until after the Revolutionary War was over. So, something doesn't add up. Les Beaty L20B/L241